Lock and Basin South East of Whittington Road Bridge Coventry Canal is a Grade II listed building in the North Warwickshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 May 1988. A C18 Canal structure.

Lock and Basin South East of Whittington Road Bridge Coventry Canal

WRENN ID
rough-lantern-primrose
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Warwickshire
Constituency
North Warwickshire and Bedworth MP: Rachel Taylor (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 May 1988
Type
Canal structure
Address
Lock and Basin South East of Whittington Road Bridge Coventry Canal, Grendon
OS grid reference
SP 295 989
Coordinates
52.5879, -1.56495
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a canal lock and basin located southeast of Whittington Road Bridge on the Coventry Canal, dating from the late 18th century. It is constructed of brick, featuring kerbs and quoins at the lower end made of large sandstone blocks. There have been some repairs made in 19th and 20th century brick. The structure includes both single and double gates.

Local climate

Lock and Basin South East of Whittington Road Bridge Coventry Canal receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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